WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 4 uncontested awards; 57% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0YRRUZ3186 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/west-midlands-combined-authority/
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY won 4 of its 7 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2019-03-19 to 2025-10-27: 4 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST with 1.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST gave WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-05-31, latest 2019-05-31.
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM gave WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-03-19, latest 2019-03-19.
Tees Valley Combined Authority gave WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-10-27, latest 2025-10-27.
West Midlands Fire Service gave WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-31, latest 2023-07-31.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | Tees Valley Combined Authority 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2023-07-31 | West Midlands Fire Service ocds-b5fd17-40e6a0b1-55e5-4b39-8a04-a64ce3313619-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2019-05-31 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ocds-b5fd17-09f814e1-e4ca-4a1b-a29b-5926f7418cf1-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2019-03-19 | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM ocds-b5fd17-6ef120e4-9683-497f-9d69-0a9548dc2bef-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY in the register
Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.